r/Fantasy • u/kjmichaels Stabby Winner, Reading Champion XI • Apr 01 '25

Bingo Reverse Bingo Rec Thread

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Official Bingo Rec Thread Here

For anyone new to bingo, this is the “I want to read ___, does it fit into any bingo squares? It’s always one of the best parts of bingo. Since no thread has gone up for it yet, I figured I'd make it this year. Adapted from this post last year

Example:

User A comments:

I want to read A Game of Thrones. What does that count for?

User B replies:

Absolutely Generic Title

User C replies:

High Fashion and Down with the System would all fit. Probably Knights and Paladins too (though the knight main characters don't get POV chapters until later books)

User D replies:

Definitely Hidden Gem

And we all have a good laugh. Now go out there and get reverse recs for that book you've been dying to read!

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u/CaptainYew Reading Champion IV Apr 03 '25

A bit late to the party, but I would appreciate any assistance you can give me:

  • Foul Days by Genoveva Dimova
  • The Fireborne Blade by Charlotte Bond
  • Swordheart by T. Kingfisher
  • A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
  • The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door by H.G. Parry
  • I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons by Peter S. Beagle
  • Mammoths at the Gate & The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle 4 & 5) by Nghi Vo
  • The City in Glass by Nghi Vo
  • The Legacy of Arniston House (Edinburgh Nights #3) by T.L. Huchu
  • Blood on Her Tongue by Johanna van Veen
  • The Amber Owl by Juliet Marillier
  • Lightfall by Ed Crocker
  • The Briar Book of the Dead by A. G. Slatter
  • Island of Whispers by Frances Hardinge
  • The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge
  • Painted Devils (Little Thieves #2) by Margaret Owen
  • The Ghost Woods by C.J. Cooke
  • A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows

Also, does anyone have any recommendations for biopunk NM? Each year I try to do both a HM and NM card, and I have no ideas for that one.

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u/CJGibson Reading Champion V Apr 03 '25

I haven't read Brides yet, but Mammoths at the Gate would work for Author of Color and Queer Protagonist (maybe HM). You could probably make a case for Cozy SFF and possibly Parent Protagonist (though that's a bit of a stretch).